Content-first framework with islands architecture
Astro renders static HTML by default and ships zero JS unless you opt in. Component islands let you mix React, Vue, Svelte, and Solid in one app. Best for content-heavy sites: marketing pages, blogs, docs, e-commerce catalogs. The trade-off vs Next.js: less suited for app-like UIs with heavy client-side interactivity. Astro Studio adds a content management layer that's genuinely good.
For content sites, nothing else is close.
Migrated our docs site from Next.js to Astro. PageSpeed went from 78 to 98. Build times halved. Authoring experience with content collections + Markdown is genuinely better.
Marketing site shipped in 2 weeks, zero JS bloat.
Marketing site is content + a few interactive widgets. Astro's islands let me drop in React for the widgets, ship static HTML for the rest. Best fit.
Mixing UI libraries in one app actually works.
We have legacy Vue components and new React components. Astro lets us use both in the same site without rewriting. Useful for incremental migration.
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